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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS TECHNICIAN
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Experience
03/2015 to Current
Financial Accounts TechnicianVeterans Health Administration － Montgomery , AL
- I prepare audits of benefit awards; processes fiscal transactions including one-time, special payments and out-of-system payments to bring accounts to current status.
- I communicate with Veterans and their beneficiaries, as well as other governmental agencies, in person, by telephone as well as through written correspondence.
- I process check tracers for Veterans and their beneficiaries for claims of non-receipt and initiates reclamation action when necessary.
- I examine expenditure vouchers prior to payment to assure that existing laws and regulations authorize the expenditure and that the amount is in compliance with set schedules.
- I ensure vouchers are certified, documents attached and computations mathematically correct, has authority to suspend or disallow payments when criteria is not met.
- I review and analyze financial statements from the debtor, information in claims folder, and other correspondences associated with debts, and prepare appropriate documents.
- I act as a liaison with the Debt Management Center (DMC) to answer overpayment inquiries from Veterans or their beneficiaries.
- I analyze all incoming mail to the Finance Section and correctly classify documents for processing.
- I maintain and compile information for required monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual, special, and/or one-time reports, including workload reports.
- I also maintain a system of accounting records for all financial management system transactions within the Regional office.
- I post and maintain manual and computerized ledgers and related subsidiary journals, and journalize corrective actions for erroneous conditions.
- I prepare all necessary documents for transfer of funds, whether intra-agency or inter-agency, and prepare budget reports.
- I research, interpret, and verify which appropriation and general ledger accounts to establish for input.
- As agent cashier, I perform research through several computerized programs to identify the benefit payment system where the debt resides to avoid unassociated deposits.
- I assist in other functions when needed.
01/2013 to 01/2015
Military Pay TechnicianRedstone Arsenal , AL
- I was assigned as a lead to the Military Prisoner Pay Section and assisted in the Customer Service and Military Pay Review sections as well.
- I trained entry-level personnel in processing payments and answering customer's pay inquiries.
- I provided assistance to customers regarding military payroll services and explained entitlements based on standardized military rules, regulations, laws, procedures or operations.
- I assisted customer support activities, meet routine customer needs, and interact with customers on routine issues within specific guidelines.
- I followed and adhered to strict guidelines, procedures/regulations for entitlements, pay and allowances in accordance with automated system, Defense Joint Military Pay System (DJMS).
- I ensured that pay inquiries were addressed and resolved with distinct interest and attention.
- I provided exceptional customer service both internal and external.
- I reviewed pay accounts to process standard adjustments, or to resolve recurring or recent pay problems.
- I processed payment transactions using standard rules and regulations, and also reviewed pay laws or regulations to determine processing step.
- I verified eligibility for standard pay and allowances.
- I coded and input information into the automated pay system to process pay actions.
- I reviewed the completed or rejected military pay transactions taking corrective action when necessary.
- I make adjustments to entitlements when updates to information cause discrepancies on various accounts.
- I compiled financial data sufficient to produce a wide variety of reports and financial statements to over 125 organizations assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, as to mitigate or renew personnel's special pay entitlements.
- I managed and processed all executive pay accounts over multiple pay systems.
- I checked email for messages requiring action paying particular attention to those pertaining to monthly audits and/or pay inquiries.
- I prepared reports as required paying particular attention to dates and times.
- I reviewed pay inquiries from Customer Service, checking for completeness and accuracy.
- I printed and distributed audit listings generated for each month along with a letter appropriate for the month's audit to all unit personnel.
- I stayed available to all sections for assistance and advice.
01/2002 to 01/2013
Financial Management TechnicianDepartment Of Defense
- Served as a member of the virtual team in the Vendor Pay Operations and tasked to support both the Europe workload and Lawton workload.
- Examine and ensure that all bills submitted by vendors match the goods and services received and have appropriate approvals prior to entering for payment.
- Code and enter data into financial systems, the Computerized Accounts Payable System for Windows (CAPS-W), and track payments.
- Prepare error correction documents and reports.
- Ensure that the vendors supplying goods and services are paid on time and in the proper amount.
- Provide backup support for vendor calls and payment research.
- Research and analyze vendor payment problems, including underpayment and over-payment.
- Prepare payment vouchers in accordance with various government regulations.
- Record and verify data in accordance with Army accounting procedures.
- Accurately, efficiently, and thoroughly complete all assigned tasks.
- Consistently exceeded the accuracy rate performance standard.
- Knowledgeable of the processing methods, systems, and regulations for Vendor Pay.
- Assigned as a disbursing manager during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.
- Supervised cashiers as the Financial Management Support Team Leader, working in Deployment Disbursing System (DDS) and held responsible for accountability and safeguarding of over 250,000 dollars in funds throughout a 12 month deployment, which resulted in zero loss of funds during military disbursing operations.
- Assisted in providing redeployment briefs to over 1,000 soldiers allowing senior leaders of the units to put their focus on other areas.
- Maintained customer service responsibilities by reconciling pay accounts and data entry for corrections of accounts.
- Assigned as a Travel Pay technician for the Fort Riley DMPO and processed a monthly average of 1,500 travel vouchers.
- Provided over 100 military travel briefs to over 1,500 incoming and outgoing personnel.
- Processed numbers of documents monthly and maintained 98% accuracy rate in DMO system.
- Received green ratings with commendable comments on two separate Network and Field Compliance Office inspections from various inspectors.
- Promoted by peers as a lead in the Military Pay Processing Section, due to vast knowledge of regulations and the processing section operation.
- Supervised 15 entry-level personnel for processing section operations and trained personnel on systems used in the office.
- Explain entitlements and methods of computation based on standardized military rules, regulations, laws, procedures or operation.
- Process payment transactions using standard rules and regulations.
- Review pay laws or regulations to determine processing step.
- Review pay authorization documents to determine and verify entitlements.
- Code and input information into the automated pay system to process relatively uncomplicated pay actions.
- Review pay accounts to process standard adjustments, or to resolve recurring or recent pay problems.
- Ensure that all entitlements were processed in a timely manner and maintained a 98 percent accuracy rate.
- Review rejected Military Pay transactions and make corrective actions in DMO system.
- Examine Military Pay documents for accuracy, adequacy, and compliance.
- Ensure proper payment to service members.
- Determine and process personnel actions with precision.
- Assist Finance In/Out Processing Section by providing Finance briefings for in/out processing soldiers and making sure all documents were filled out by service members correctly.
- Assist Military Pay Separation Section by reviewing military pay accounts to determine correct pay entitlements upon separation and compute money due at separation including, if entitled, lump-sum leave and severance pay.
- Maintain a good flow of communication with all personnel.
- Ensure that the section ran with 100% efficiency and by Standard Operating Procedures.
- Complete all assigned tasks on a timely manner.
Bickford Senior Living
- Military Pay Review Lead (253) 732-7478.
Education and Training
2001
High School DiplomaPierce College JBLM Leone High School － State, United StatesSome College Coursework Completed
*Cameron University Lawton, OK United States
Some College Coursework Completed
*Wentworth Military Academy and Junior College Lexington, MO United States
Some College Coursework Completed
Skills
Military Personnel Division HR Software knowledge/experience: Computerized Accounts Payable System for Windows(CAPS-W); Joint Military Pay System(JUMPS); Defense Military Pay Office(DMO); Case Management System(CMS); Deployment Disbursing System(DDS); Corporate Electronic Document Management System(CEDMS); Department of Defense Electronic Document Access(EDA); Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Form Flow.
Additional Information
- Clearance: Secret Military Awards: Joint Service Achievement Medal, September 2006; Good Conduct Medal, October 2008; Army Commendation Medal, December 2010; Army Achievement Medal, April 2011; 5 Certificates of Achievements.
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School Attended
- Pierce College JBLM Leone High School
Job Titles Held:
- Financial Accounts Technician
- Military Pay Technician
- Financial Management Technician
Degrees
- High School Diploma
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